Proposed rule published on Jan. 14 by Interior Department

The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

The proposed rule is focused on Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for Bull Trout in the Coterminous United States.

The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.

Notices are required documents detailing rules and regulations being proposed by each federal department. This allows the public to see what issues legislators and federal departments are focusing on.

Any person or organization can comment on the proposed rules. Departments and agencies must then address “significant issues raised in comments and discuss any changes made,” the Federal Register says.

Notices published by the Interior Department on Jan. 14

Title
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Notice of Call for Nominations for Appointment of Primary and Alternate Representatives for the City of Palm Desert to the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Advisory Committee
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Central Utah Project Completion Act
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI)
Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Pacific Island Territory
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits; Timber Harvest in Williamsburg County, SC
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for Bull Trout in the Coterminous United States
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Rule To List the Shovelnose Sturgeon as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance